Tanya Plibersek has today confirmed that in government, Labor would replicate the schools funding arrangements Julia Gillard left behind that were purely based on special deals for state governments and school sectors. Samantha Maiden: …I’m not sure that I understand. You won’t be providing them with some sort of lump sum, you will pick…
The Federal Court has dismissed the appeal brought by Malek Fahd Islamic School Limited in respect of the decision to revoke the authority’s approval to receive funding under the Australian Education Act 2013. The Turnbull Government does not and will not tolerate the misuse of taxpayer funding for schools. All school authorities…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC RN Drive with Patricia Karvelas Topics: South African farmers; Cambridge Analytica; Catholic school funding; South Australian election 19/03/2018 18:06PM Patricia Karvelas: Tony Abbott has put his support behind Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton’s call to bring white South African farmers to Australia. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop rejected the idea of…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert Topics: Schools funding, Batman by-election, South Australian election; Labor’s changes to imputation 19/03/2018 08:39AM Kieran Gilbert: Let’s turn our attention to politics now, and it was a big weekend, of course, the South Australian election, also the Batman by-election. Now, this morning The Australian…
The Turnbull Government has welcomed the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee’s report into the Student Loan Sustainability Bill 2018 and its recommendation that it be passed through Parliament. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the passage of the Bill through Parliament was vital to ensuring the long-term sustainability of Australia’s world-class…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC AM with Sabra Lane Topics: SA State election result; Batman by-election 18/03/2018 8:20AM Sabra Lane: To discuss what the election’s mean for the national political scene, I’m joined on the phone by Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham the Minister for Education and Training and also Labor’s Mark Butler the Shadow Minister…
Joint release with Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop Today at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, we announced ways to deepen the engagement between the future leaders of Australia and the ASEAN region. Australia is committed to practical and meaningful partnerships with the ASEAN region. These initiatives will build on our flagship education programs and enable…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop Interview, Adelaide Topics: The National Day of Action Against Bullying; Labor’s proposed changes to imputation; SA election 16/03/2018 10:15AM Simon Birmingham: Well, thanks very much for coming today. The National Day of Action Against Bullying is an important day on which to take a stand: a stand to say that bullying is…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 2GB Breakfast with Steve Price Topics: National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence; South Australian state election 16/03/18 07:37AM Steve Price: Today, though, is the eighth National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence. I raised this on the program yesterday. I was promoting the fact that The Project on…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 7 Sunrise with Sam Armytage Topics: National Day of Action against Bullying 16/03/2018 06:22am Sam Armytage: Almost two million students will get involved in a National Day of Action against Bullying today. It’s the Federal Government’s annual awareness program to let bullying victims know what resources and support groups are…